The Chernobyl power station and the 'sarcophagas' around the exploded reactor.
Nuclear experts have insisted there is no safety threat after a partial roof collapse at the wrecked Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
A 6,500-square-foot section of the roof over the turbine hall at the fourth power block fell in under heavy snowfall.
A plant spokeswoman said the affected area is about 165 feet away from the “sarcophagus,” a shelter built shortly after the 1986 disaster to contain radiation emanating from the exploded reactor. She said the radiation levels were normal and there was no danger to the public.
“Everybody should be absolutely calm,” she said. “Yes, it is unpleasant, but there is no danger.”
The April 26, 1986, accident in the then-Soviet republic of Ukraine sent a cloud of radioactive fallout over much of Europe and forced the evacuation of about 115,000 people from the plant’s vicinity. A 20-mile area directly around the plant remains largely off-limits.
